Sonia Sotomayor dismissed innocent man's case on a technicality, costing him six years in prison

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The nomination by President Obama of 2nd Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court is more than alarming to an innocent man who was convicted of murder and spent 16 years in prison before being cleared and released.

Jeff Deskovic, whose pursuit of freedom has been chronicled by the New York Times and others, told WND that the last six of those years are directly attributable to decisions endorsed by Sotomayor...

...According to reports, his lawyer asked a court clerk about the [habeas corpus] deadline and was told it had to be mailed by that date. Wrong. The court rules required delivery by that date.

When the paperwork arrived late it was dismissed. Eventually Sotomayor and other appellate judge found that such a mistake didn't "rise to the level of an extraordinary circumstance" and dismissed it.

"The district court correctly dismissed Deskovic's petition as untimely," the appeals court decision from Sotomayor concluded. A subsequent appeal was dismissed with the terse: "It is ordered that said petition for rehearing is denied."

Six years later, after the Innocence Project helped discover the real murderer, he was released.

NY Man Has Bad Memories of Sotomayor

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The FBI Will tell you that over 1 in 10 people in prison are in fact innocent of the crime, its part of the system of total BS That the U.S. criminal system is. and its all part of the plan of one world dismantling of the USA.

"I am Jeffrey Deskovic. If you think that what happened to me was wrong and you therefore oppose Judge Sotomayor, then I ask you to support me by joining my Facebook group "Judge Sotomayor put procedure over in innocence in Deskovic wrongful conviction, and encourage others to do so as well. Here is the link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=213251725203 Additionally, please ask people to calll your elected reps and tell them you want them to vote "no" to Sotomayor, and that I be given a chance to testify at the Senate Confirmation hearing. Thanks, Jeff Deskovic www.JeffreyDeskovicspeaks.org "